Patricia Scales

About me

I've been a career educator for over 20 years. I currently serve as the Academic Coordinator for Brookstone College of Business and continue to be active in the classroom as a Business Instructor. My motto is "A student doesn't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." I was honored to receive the Career College Association National Teacher of the Year award in 2001. I just love teaching!

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Advising Students

Hi Jacquelyn, Students need to hear encouraging words from us. A lot of our students look up to us as their role model. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Customer Service

Hi Esther, Yes, students certainly need to get their money's worth and be treated with respect. We have to do our due diligence to prepare quality employees. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Customer Service

Hi Donald, Nicely stated! It is a balancing act when it comes to customer service at educational institutions such as ours. We want to keep the students happy so that we can have enrollments, but we do not want to spoon feed them academically just to keep them there. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making Students Active Learners

Hi Gordon, We need to do things to challenge our students thinking abilities. You have some students who truly want to be challenged. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Critical Thinking Activities

Hi Jerrod, Great exercise to help get students to utilize their critical thinking abilities. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Brandy, Great tactics to utilize to minimize cheating. I have my students put their cell phones out of sight. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Involving silent students in class

Hi Jennifer, Great tactics to utilize to help the shy student interact with others. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Kevin, We should lead by example and be the professional that we want our students to become. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Raymond, Guest speakers are priceless, and they add a lot of flavor to any course. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi Jean, Students want to and need to know how it really is in the real world. We need to share our stories as they apply to course content. Patricia Scales

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